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A sex offender who was suspected of raping a 14-year-old girl in Picayune, Miss., has been found dead in a vehicle in Pearl River County, just across the state line from St. Tammany Parish.
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A sex offender who was suspected of raping a 14-year-old girl in Picayune, Miss., has been found dead in a vehicle in Pearl River County, just across the state line from St. Tammany Parish, the Hattiesburg American reports. Chief Deputy Sheriff Shane Tucker said the body of Johnny Washington, 50, was discovered Wednesday night, and Coroner Derek Turnage said it appeared he had been dead three or four days.

A toxicology report was expected to be able to determine the cause and manner of death.